Looming Bracelet is undoubtedly the hit of the summer season. A massive hobby, both for children and adults, many not only wear them, but also make them themselves. Trendy bauble bracelets add color to your summer wardrobe. And you can make them together with your children, especially since weaving bracelets from rubber bands is a simple and exciting activity, where a flight of imagination is very useful.
A rubber band bracelet can be a good gift. It will appeal to both adults and children. It is very easy to make bracelets from rubber bands. In general, there are a lot of techniques for making such bracelets. You can do them on forks, special machines, and even on your fingers. But for more complex designs and patterns, it is best to purchase a machine. The advantage of such weaving is that even a child can master it. Besides the fact that the bracelet is a great gift, the activity itself can become an excellent hobby for the child. So you will teach him to needlework, help develop motor skills and manual dexterity.
What you need to weave bracelets from rubber bands
In order to make bracelets from rubber bands yourself, you will need to purchase:
- rubber bands for bracelets, in very large quantities;
- special fasteners;
- hook;
- for complex patterns - a machine;
- free time and patience.
You will need a lot of rubber bands, so buy in bulk immediately. Now let's look at some of the weaving methods.
How to weave rubber bracelets on your fingers
Weaving bracelets on the fingers with a figure eight. So, take one rubber band, put it on your index and middle fingers, having previously twisted it into a figure of eight. Now take another rubber band and, without twisting, put on the first one on top. Now pull out the first rubber band from your fingers, without removing the second, as a result, the first should, as it were, get entangled in the second. Now put on the third rubber band from the top, also without twisting. Remove the second rubber band from your fingers without removing the third. Repeat these manipulations until you get the bracelet of the desired length. In the process of learning, take rubber bands of two colors so as not to get confused.
How to weave elastic bracelets on a fork
In the same way, you can make bracelets from rubber bands and on a fork, pulling the rubber bands over the teeth, and even on pencils, pens, knitting needles. It is best to remove the loops with a crochet hook, but you can also use your fingers, only carefully so as not to pull off the wrong rubber bands. The ends of the bracelet must be secured with a special clasp similar to the Latin letter "S".
How to weave bracelets from rubber bands "fishtail" ("spikelet")
If you have mastered the weaving of the figure eight, you can move on to the next level - a tourniquet or, as it is also called, “fish tail”. By the way, a bracelet made in this technique looks like a "spikelet" braid (otherwise known as a "fish tail").
In order to make bracelets from rubber bands "fishtail", prepare at least fifty rubber bands. Start weaving rubber bands in the same way as in the first way, but together with the second you need to put on the third rubber band, and stretch the first through the second and third. Then pull on the fourth rubber band and remove the loops of the second, and so on: pulling on the fifth, remove the third, after the sixth - the fourth. After you have finished braiding to the desired length, hook the end of the clasp, carefully remove the beginning of the bracelet from your fingers and pull out the first elastic band, then hook on the second end of the clasp.
As you can see, making bracelets from rubber bands is not difficult. You can choose both 2 colors and several at once, for example, all the colors of the rainbow in the correct order, then you will receive a rainbow bracelet. You can also weave bracelets in figure eight or fishtail bracelets in double or triple sizes. But for this you need a machine, since there are not enough fingers or a fork to secure the rubber bands.
In general, making bracelets from rubber bands is not particularly difficult, you just need to strictly follow the instructions. With the help of such a machine, you can weave complex patterns similar to fish scales, they are also often called "dragon scales". The main thing is to use bright and different colors so as not to get confused. Remove the loops with a crochet, while pulling the elastic bands, but not too much so as not to break them.
It is even easier to make bracelets from rubber bands. To do this, take one rubber band, cross it with an eight and fold it so that you get a ring. Hook on with clasp. Take the second elastic and fold it in half as well, securing it at the other end of the clasp. Attach the second fastener to the second rubber band and attach the third rubber band to it, and so on. You will get a very simple bracelet made with rings. The main thing is to be patient and accurate, then everything will work out!
